week 6 new and journalism

Question 1

what is the crumbling 4th pillar made up of

Answer 1

• less gov control
• less propagnda - more opinions in media
• more bias
• more tabloidization
• more ads
• more monopoly

Question 2

what makes a story newsworthy?

Answer 2

1. proximity - geographical and cultural - relevent to cultural context or impacting public
2. possible future impact - how does it impact society
3. Prominence - is someone important involved - well known individual
4. shock value - something alarming or suprising
5. pathos - emotional stores - “tear jerkers”- public intrest and curiousity in human misery
6. conflict - physical or ideological

Question 3

what is pseudo events

Answer 3

events staged spicifically to attract media attention - photos from past of people

Question 4

what is adgenda setting

Answer 4

media’s role in deciding which topics to cover based on the topics the public deems important

Question 5

what is soft news

Answer 5

not much news worthy things occur, stories are of less value, such as human interest stories
A. less important, entertaining but still informative, feel good stories appeals more to emotions than to intellect
B. eg: how to build a patio

Question 6

what is hard news

Answer 6

A. important to a large number of people
B. timely
C. eg: to do with gov, politics, foreign affairs

Question 7

what is Infotainment

Answer 7

blurring the boundaries between politics and performance hollywood
“taboidization of political news”
* Sensationalized headlines
* personalization and focus on celebrity
* increased attention to private lives

Question 8

What is citizen journalism?

Answer 8

• the collection and analysis of news and info by the public via the internet
• grown in the past 15 years due to phones
  ◦ “citizen journalists” everyday people who are not professionals but stilll report on events and sharing
• generated in response to propaganda and distrust of media and gov

Question 9

pros of citizen journalism

Answer 9

• destabalizes media’s monopoly
  ◦ shifts power imbalance
• unveils systemic discrimination and oppression - stories not getting covered
• immense impact on soicla organizing, protesting and public facing activism

Question 10

cons of citizen journalism

Answer 10

• biased - no fact checks - doesn’t show both sides
• risk of misinformation and disinformation
• concerns regarding the digital divide - not everyone has access to internet